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Table Lamps For Sale
Antler Table Lamp 1950's
Located in Fulton, CA
A 1950's deer antler table lamp. Consists of 3 antlers. Vintage shade included.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Antler
Michael Bang for Holmegaard Large Midnight Blue Sculptural Glass Table Lamp 1970
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large Mid-century Danish sculptural hand blown glass lamp designed by Michael Bang and made by Holmegaard. It´s from the series "Lamp Art Asymmetrisk" (Asymmetrical). It came in 3 si...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Goffredo REGGIANI Large Mid-Century COBRA Chrome Table Lamp, Late 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century table lamp by Goffredo REGGIANI, Italy, late 1960s. Cobra lamp. Chrome metal. It can be configured as you wish as long as the balance of the whole is maintained. Dimensio...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary V Lamp Hardwood, Solid Glass and Brass
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' V lamp is composed from, a cone, a sphere and a triangle. Their proportions are carefully judged to create a harmonious formation, with each shape ...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, 2024.
Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
The Biomorphic series of organic light sculptures are one-of-a-kind and crafted by hand. ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Maurizio Tempestini, Table Lamps, Alabaster, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1965
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of carved alabaster, white fabric and brass table lamps designed by Maurizio Tempestini, Italy, c. 1965.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 29” H x 16” D
Stated dimensions include ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Gold-Plated Metal Italian Table Lamp 'Meridiana' for Stefano Cevoli, 1980s
Located in Toronto, CA
Pair of postmodern adjustable desk lamps by Stefano Cevoli, originating from Milano, Italy, in the 1980s.
Crafted with a striking blend of bold gold accents and sleek black elements...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luci Milano Table Lamp, 1980s Pop Design, Memphis Style, Italian Collectible
By Luci Milano
Located in Milano, IT
Memphis Style Lamp - 1980s Pop Design - Decorative Table Lamp
Vintage 1980s table lamp by Luci Milano, with a cone-shaped base and a slender adjustable arm. Finished in black, it ha...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Verner Panton Panthella Burgundy Table lamp signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful lamp Design Verner Panton for &Tradition, 1968 in a single Burgundy color. 90s edition
Concept: Verner Panton Flowerpot is a completely classic exclusive retro lamp as it w...
Category
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Space age chromed spherical table lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique space age chromed spherical table lamp
Italy, 1970s
White plexiglass, chromed metal
The lamp is switched on and off by opening and closing it. Light on both sides.
24 x 2...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Lamp 'Nessa' in Murano glass by Gino Vistosi
By Gino Vistosi
Located in PARIS, FR
Table lamp model 'Nessa' in mouth-blown Murano glass by Italian designer Gino Vistosi in the 1970s. A timeless masterpiece that transcends eras, this exquisite lamp is not just a sou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Art Deco French Leather Desk Lamp by Kirby Beard
Located in London, GB
French black leather desk lamp, model "Long Neck" with brass stem and black lacquered shade by Kirby Beard, Paris.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Vintage chrome and pink “Lampette” task lamp by Koch, 1964
Located in View Park, CA
A space age “Lampette” task lamp in chrome and pastel pink by Koch Creations, Japan 1964. Neck collapses into body when summoned. Chord reads “yazaki 1965”. Pick up in central west L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Sage Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Sage Color by Philippe Malouin
Table lamp with adjustable head. Integrated LED bulb and cut-of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color by Philippe Malouin
Table lamp with adjustable head. Integrated LED bulb and cut-o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
French 19th Century Bouillotte Table Lamp
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
This bronze table lamp is carved in brass with a black leather lampshade, two arms and carved details.
It is in the style of a 19th century Louis XVI Bouillotte lamp...
Category
2010s Mexican Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
By Eileen Gray
Located in Fairfax, VA
French Art Deco double light desk lamp in polished Chrome and cream color lacquer.
New USA wiring.
Category
1930s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Mid Century Ceramic Pineapple Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni (attr.) Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with an orange ceramic base representing a pineapple. Designed probably by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1970s.
Executed in orange colored...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases.
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dutch Art Deco desk lamp by Daalderop, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A rare Dutch Art Deco table lamp or bedside light by Dutch manufacturer Daalderop, c. 1925. The piece is in excellent condition regarding its age. These lamps were produced in brass and nickel plate. This one is the nickel version.
The lampshade is made of painted parchment, and is reminiscent of batik (tie-dyed) designs by Bogtman. The top can come off to change the lightbulb. Because of punched holes in the top as well as the bottom the light shines through these holes when placed in a dark room, which has a lovely effect on the surrounding surface. These holes had an aesthetic function as well as necessary in those times for the heat of the (incandescent) lightbulb to escape. It now works with modern energy efficient (E27) lightbulbs. The one that is now inside will be included.
The Daalderop factory was founded in 1880 by J.N. Daalderop. in the eraly years they produced household items like tableware, pots and dishes, kettles, and gas lamps. The style of the products evolved towards that of art deco and the Amsterdam School. At the end of the 1930s, the company had approximately a thousand employees, making it one of the largest employers in Tiel. The family business was under the undisputed leadership of Johan Daalderop (1883-1961). Until the Second World War their most important designer was Meine Huisenga. Klaas van Aken was also one of the designers.
The lamp is depicted in the Dutch Art Deco/Art Nouveau guide...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Lindsay Lamps in Sesame by Christopher Spitzmiller
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Lindsay Lamps in Sesame by Christopher Spitzmiller.
Hand thrown ceramic lamps in a classic smaller gourd form. All of Spitzmiller's lamps are made in excellent craftsmanship ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
“Cubosfera” Pair Table Lamps by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, 1960s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Illuminate your space with iconic mid-century charm embodied in this remarkable pair of Cubosfera table lamps, designed by the legendary Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria in th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Swedish Vintage Modern Orrefors Glass Table Light by Olle Alberius
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish table lamp with a new white round shade, made of hand blown slightly smoked glass designed by Olle Alberius and produced by Orrefors,...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Marble Glass & Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Small table lamp made of chrome base and marble glass lamp shade. There is one small chip in the inner side of the glass (see photo). Bulb: 1 x E14-E15.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of "Chain" desk lamps by Ilaria Marelli & Nemo Cassina, 2007
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Pair of "Chain" lamps design Ilaria Marelli & studio Nemo Cassina, 2007.
Innovative and original design, once closed the lamp looks more like a jewelry box than a desk lamp, its thr...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Space Age Coffee Table in Smoked Glass Plexiglass Base with Murano 1970
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning space age 1970s coffee table in smoked glass and plexiglass with a beautiful Murano blown glass ball that lights up creating an incredible optical effect.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
“Pretty” Table Lamp matt finishing, violet Silk, Silvered Glass circle
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
Pretty lamp is entirely hand-made in Tuscany, Italy, and it is inspired by a young girl, a very pretty woman. Pretty is a lamp that has characteristics of softness and strength, it i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1950’s Rose-Brown Desk Lamp w/ Pen Holder Coils
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp with an angled, curled-under base that has two coiled, brass pen holders; echoing the brass, adjustable, hose neck. The...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kartell Cindy Lamp in Fuchsia Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Signed Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau Table Lamp, Early 1900's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage early 20th Century leaded glass and bronze table lamp was made by the Tiffany Studios, New York. The handcrafted leaded shade is made u...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Champagne Silk Silvered Glass Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
GHERPE Lamp by Superstudio
By Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gherpe table or floor mood lamp (1968).
Superstudio (Italy) / Poltronova.
Animal-like & changeable in shape, thanks to its "scales" that revolve around a central pivot / laser-cut...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Murano Venetian Baluster Blown Translucent Glass Table Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive, sizable Venetian murano blown translucent glass table lamp with baluster form in periwinkle and pink stripes with gold flecks (ca. late 1...
Category
1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Ceramic Table Lamp in Brick Red Glaze and Original String Shade, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern table lamp in an oval teardrop form with a coarse, matte glaze in brick red, supported by an ebonized wood base, and with its rare, original string shade providing warm illumi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, String
Bronze & Stained Glass Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique bronze urn form base with stained glass shade. Dimensions: 17"H x 12"Dia. Ask us about our local NYC delivery.
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres. Post Modern Memphis Style, Great quality.
Condition
Fine Vintage condition
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gae Aulenti for Kartell ‘King Sun’ in Perspex and Red-Orange Aluminum
By Gae Aulenti, Kartell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Kartell, ‘King Sun’ lamp, Perspex, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1967
This ‘King Sun’ lighting object is created by Gae Aulenti f...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Karl Springer Impressive Stacked Lucite Table Lamp 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic table lamp with stacked solid lucite slabs with radius corners and chrome hardware and double socket assembly by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This lamp comes with the orig...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Green
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated metal, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The founder of Artemide,...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Stiffel Art Nouveau Style Large Brass Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 20th Century Stiffel Art Nouveau Style large brass table lamp
Measures 7 inches in diameter and stands 34" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jacques Darbaud Tall Yellow Ceramic Lamps
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Jacques Darbaud who is a sculptor designed and made this pair of lamps. Their vivid yellow and their shape make them outstanding in a room. They are signed and American wired.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Springer "Oval Table Lamp" In Black Granite with Lavastone Finish 1980s
Located in New York, NY
“Oval Table Lamp” in solid black granite with lavastone finish and chrome hardware by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This is a solid block of granite and it has been impeccably fini...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Chrome
Karl Springer Pair of "Mandarin Table Lamps" in Deep Blue Glaze, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of artisan “Mandarin Table Lamps”, ceramic double gourd forms with deep blue mirror glaze, with polished brass bases and hardware by Karl Springer ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Stunning Table Lamp in Chinese Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning unique table lamp, ceramic double gourd in Chinese red lacquer with gold leaf overlay, by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This lamp was in the Springer lighting line, but this variation is unique. Brass has been polished and lacquered. Newly rewired with new sockets and silk cord. This lamp is a work of art.
Reference:
Karl Springer Red Binder Catalog, published in the 1980’s, section “lighting”, a page shows this model titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD MANDARIN TABLE...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Philip & Kelvin Laverne Rare and Important Torso Table Lamps 1970s - Signed
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important “Male and Female Torso” table lamps in Hydro Stone plaster on patinated bronze bases by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed "PK LaVerne" on both bases...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Pair of Grey Glass Table Lamps with Silk Lampshade
By Porta Romana
Located in Brescia, IT
The beauty of this table lamps is the blown grey glass: they are handmade by Italian Masters with horizontal signs following the Midcentury design.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Blown Glass
Barro Negro Table Lamp w/ Oatmeal Linen Shade
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The clay – known as barro negro – from which these table lamps are made is exclusive to the Sierra Madre mountains in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Mid-Century Modern LT216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age, LT216 model, one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, in red and white Murano glass.
Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Val Saint Lambert Large Light' Clear Crystal Glass Table Lamp
Located in Verviers, BE
This simple yet graceful Cleare table lamp is in large size, 23 inches excluding the lamp-fitting and shade. The colored core in Classic Val Saint Lambert tint, has been given a thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Hestian Light Series by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Green Resin, Made-To-Order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Hestian, 2022.
The Hestian series of organic light sculptures are one-of-a-kind and hand moulded from a composite...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper, Resin
Karl Springer "Greek Column Table Lamp" in Solid Lucite, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
"Greek Column Table Lamp" in solid lucite with brass hardware by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The cord is embedded into the side of the lamp, so it is invisible when looking from ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Porcino" Table Lamps by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1966
Located in New York, NY
A set of Mid-Century Modern "Porcino" table lamps, in brass and frosted glass. By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1966.
These Futuristic spherical lamps were designed by Luigi Cacc...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau French Figural Table Lamp in the Manner of L & F Moreau
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommon signed Art Nouveau-period French figural spelter table lamp with art glass shade and marble stage, done in the manner of L & F Moreau, Julien Caussée, or Ernest Rancoulet.
Exquisitely sculpted pair of expressive and exuberant female figures in flowing dresses hold aloft bouquets or flower-ringed candles. They flank an ornate oak and beech leaf-embellished lamp...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter, Metal
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Table Side Lamp Ceramic Black
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade ceramic table lamp, designed and signed by the artisan Rulo and the artist Manolo Eirin. Vitrified piece in black. The electrical connection of the lamp is suitable for both...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of Plaster Lamps
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of plaster lamps, baluster shape.
With custom made shades in vegetal fiber.
France, contemporary creation
Model : " géométrique"
Measures:...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Natural Fiber, Plaster
Karl Springer Large "Candlestick Table Lamp" in Brushed Nickel 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Large "candlestick table lamp" in brushed nickel with gunmetal accents and polished chrome hardware by Karl Springer, American 1980's. A very elegant Springer design. This lamps has ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel, Chrome
Contemporary Limited Edition Handmade Ceramic Table Side Lamp, Olive Green
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
This table lamp is made of ceramic, by a specialist in traditional pottery, with an exterior vitrified for greater light projection. The lampshade and the bulb are not included, but ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years.
Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional info:
- Dimensions: H 23.5 inches
- Materials: Metal
- Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V
-Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket.
- Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets.
- If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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